For those of you that rely on section 8 tenants, what are your thoughts about the effects that Trump's administration cutting section 8 funding will have?  Personally, I don' think the net effect will be all that larg...

Hello BPers - I am working with a seller of a mixed-use property in Silver Spring (20902 near Holy Cross Hospital) and I'd like to either wholesale it or keep it as a rental if I can make the numbers work. If I take o...

Hey all, I thought I'd seek the advice of people much smarter than me regarding this potential scenario...I recently came across a property in an up-and-coming area, where the current owner is a mentally handicapped o...

Does anyone know if we should be presenting ourselves as the Buyer/Tenant Buyer when pitching L/O's to Sellers or should we simply explain to them that we intend to find a TB for their property? I've been hitting a ro...

I primarily invest in Indianapolis and I am looking to expand my portfolio into another market.  Birmingham Alabama has been on my radar for awhile and I'm looking to take it one step further and dig deeper into resea...

I just read a WSJ report citing Bankrate a banking analyst, that 3 out of 5 Americans do not have the reserves to withstand the most mundane unexpected expenditure, "The survey found that an unexpected bill would redu...

Hello all, I'm so grateful I found this forum and I appreciate everyone's advice. You've all been so helpful so far.
It seems no matter how much I reiterate my application criteria in my ads and in my communications ...

Hi everybody,Just want to say thank you for having such a great site. I have learned so much in the past couple of months since finding Bigger Pockets. I am new to real estate investing. After listening to every singl...

Hello my name is tom. And over the past year and a half i have done countless reasearch, watching videos, and reading books ok real estate. Im really motivated to get started. But im very scared to form the snowball a...

I've still got a long way to go, but I would love to give up my day job and be full time into real estate. Currently I would need to make $150k a year in real estate to match my near term earning potential at my job (...